Homemade Apple Sauce

Easy to make – check!  Simple ingredients – check!  Healthy for you – check!  Kid / Husband approved – CHECK!

Last week I purchased 10 lbs of organic apples.  The next day my husband brought home about 5 more pounds of apples, forgetting that we already had some in the house.  For days these apples were staring at me, I swear they were giving me stink eye.  We couldn’t eat them fast enough so I got busy making recipes with apples in them.  I was down to the very last few when it hit me…Dah!  Just make some simple apple sauce!  Perfect!  Different apples will lend different flavors!  See below for some examples.

 

Ingredients: yields 2 cups

• 2  fresh apples (your choice) pink ladies are amazing
• 5 medjool dates (pitted)
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 cup water

Preparation:

1. Peel, core and rough chop your apples.  You can leave the skins on for added nutrients if you wish. Just be aware that it will leave red flakes in your sauce.
2. In a high speed blender or food processor combine all the ingredients and blend until nice and smooth.  If you use a food processor you could pulse the batter, leaving it slightly chunky for that country apple feel.
3. Store in mason jars in the fridge.

 

Red Delicious – Most popular variety and America’s favorite eating apple. Striped to solid red in color, with rich, sweet, mellow taste. Suitable for snacks and salads, not recommended for pies or cooking. Most widely available of all varieties, can be purchased year round nationwide.

Golden Delicious – Yellow color, rich, tangy, sweet, juicy flavor. Texture and shape similar to Red Delicious. Resists browning when sliced. All purpose apple. Desirable for salads, snacks, fresh desserts and baking. Available all year.

McIntosh – Mixed red and green coloring. Tart, tender and juicy flavor. Excellent for eating fresh, not recommended for baking. Available mainly in the east and midwest from September until late spring.

Rome Beauty – Red and red-striped skin. Firm with medium-tart to sweet taste. Best for baking and cooking. Available nationwide from October until July.

Granny Smith -Green coloring, moderately tart and very firm, all-purpose apple. Available nationwide year-round.

Jonathan – Light red stripes over yellow or deep red darkening to purple in areas. Rich semi-tart flavor. All-purpose apple. Available September until spring mainly in the midwest.

 

Posted on Friday, November 26th, 2010 at 5:13 am. Filed under: Condiments Tags: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Nut Free, Soy Free, Vegan RSS 2.0 feed.